(3) No government or political party shall cause any member of the Malawi Police Service acting in that behalf to exercise functions, powers or duties for the purposes of promoting or undermining the interests or affairs of any political party or individual member of that party, nor shall any member of the Malawi Police Service, acting in that behalf, promote or under-mine any party or individual member of that party. (4) No government or political party shall cause any member of the Malawi Police Service, acting in that behalf, to deploy resources, whether they be financial, material or human resources, for the purposes of promoting or undermining any political party or member of a political party or interest group, nor shall any member of the Malawi Police Service, acting in that behalf, cause such deployment: Provided that nothing in this section shall be construed as derogating from the duty of the Police to uphold the rights and afford protection to all political parties, persons and organizations equally, without fear or favour, in accordance with this Constitution and subject to any law. (5) Any member of the Malawi Police Service who contravenes this section shall be subject to such disciplinary measures as the Police Service Commission considers appropriate, taking into account the gravity and circumstances of the contravention, subject to such regulations as may be prescribed by an Act of Parliament. (6) Where the Police Service Commission is satisfied that a government or political party or member of a political party has acted in contravention of subsection (3) or subsection (4), the Police Service Commission may initiate proceedings before the High Court for punitive damages and, in the case of a contravention of subsection (4), for the recovery of such resources or sums equivalent to the benefit of the enjoyment of those resources from the government, or political party or member of a political party who has so benefitted, as the case may be. 4 of 2004CHAPTER XVI THE DEFENCE FORCE [Ch0000s159]159. The Defence Force of Malawi 13 of 2001, 4 of 2004There shall be the Defence Force of Malawi which shall be the only military force constituted in Malawi and which shall be regulated in accordance with this Constitution and any other written law. [Ch0000s160]160. Constitutional position of the Defence Force of Malawi 4 of 2004(1) The Defence Force of Malawi shall operate at all times under the direction of those civil authorities in whom this Constitution vests such power, and shall— (a) uphold the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic and guard against threats to the safety of its citizens by force of arms;